Arts/Events Archives
1997-'98 Events
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September 1-26, 1997 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Pottery by James Cornell
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Paintings by Betty Watson
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
September 2, 1997 
Danny Boyle's Trainspotting. UK. 1996. 90 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
September 4, 1997 
Mass Communication Issues: An Open Panel Discussion
"Who Killed Princess Di?" -- Ed Freedman, moderator
5:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
September 16, 1997 
Stanley Kubrick's Killer's Kiss. US. 1955. 67 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
September 23, 1997 
Stanley Kubrick's The Killing. US. 1956. 85 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
September 27, 1997 
Concert: Chicago Brass Quintet
Francis Marion University Artist Series
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
September 29 - October 31, 1997 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Pottery by Douglas Gray (FMU faculty)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Photographs by Martha Strawn
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
September 30, 1997 
Nuridsany & Perennou's Microcosmos. France. 1996. 80 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
October 7, 1997 
Louis Malle's Vanya on 42nd Street. US. 1994. 119 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
October 7, 1997 
First Tuesday Arts Event: Chamber Music and Art Gallery Opening

The Piedmont Trio: Starr Ward, violin; Rebecca Lyman, cello; Kent Lyman, piano
Pottery by Douglas Gray; Photography by Martha Strawn
7:45 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center

October 22, 1997
Mass Communication Issues: An Open Panel Discussion
"Rape and Freedom of the Press" -- Ed Freedman, moderator
5:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
October 22-25, 1997 
The University Theatre presents Euripides' Medea
8:00 pm, Francis Marion University Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center
(Call Box Office 661-1365 for Theatre seating availability)
October 28, 1997 
Benjamin Ross's The Young Poisoner's Handbook. UK. 1996. 99 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
October 30, 1997 
Voice Recital featuring Sue Butler Mills, soprano
William Mills, piano; Starr Ward, violin, Sherry Woods, violin, Adrienne Woods, cello

8:00 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
November 3-26, 1997 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Sculpture by Maryrose Carroll
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Exhibit by Graduating Senior Kin Gambrell
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
November 4, 1997 
Nikita Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun. Russia. 1995. 134 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
November 4, 1997 
First Tuesday Arts Event: Chamber Music and Art Gallery Opening

Benjamin Woods, pianist, featuring Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy &Rachmaninoff
7:45 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
November 6, 1997 
New Orleans Jazz Night featuring FMU Jazz Express and Chamber Jazz Ensemble

Come enjoy an evening of great jazz and extraordinary food!
5:00-7:00 pm, Ervin Dining Hall
November 8, 1997 
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)
(the bard in a nutshell by Winthrop's New Stage Ensemble)
Francis Marion University Artist Series
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
November 9, 1997 
Florence Symphony Chamber Orchestra Premier Concert

The program will include the ever popular Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart, the Romance for Strings by Sibelius, the Dance of the Dolphin and the Whale, a tone poem by local composer Sherry Woods, a delightful Concerto for Two Bassoons by Vanhall, and the energetic Saint Paul's Suite by Holst.
Adult, $10; Student, $6; free with FMU ID
3:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
November 11, 1997
David Mamet's Oleanna. USA. 1994. 89 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
November 18, 1997 
Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol. US. 1996. 106 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
December 1-15, 1997 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Exhibit by FMU Ceramics Students
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
December 1-20, 1997 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Exhibits by FMU Painting and Photography Students
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1:00-5:00 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
December 2, 1997 
First Tuesday Arts Event: Chamber Music and Art Gallery Opening

Harcourt Waller, pianist
Exhibits by FMU Painting and Photography Students
7:45 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
December 4, 1997 
Concert: The University Wind and Jazz Ensembles
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
December 7, 1997 
Concert: The University Concert and Show Choirs
3:00 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
December 8, 1997 
"Pops" Concert: The Florence Symphony Orchestra
(Tickets or season pass required, call 843-661-2541)
8:00 pm, Smith University Center
December 9, 1997 
Presentations by The University Experimental Theatre
7:30 pm, Francis Marion University Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center
January 12 - February 6, 1998 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Sculpture by Johannes Lischka (FMU faculty)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Paintings by Ashlee Basinger (FMU faculty)
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
January 13, 1998 
Wayne Wang's Smoke. US. 1995. 112 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
January 20, 1998
Vyacheslav Krishtofovich's Adam's Rib. Russia. 1990. 79 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
January 27, 1998 
Eric Rohmer's Rendezvous in Paris. France. 1995. 95 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
February 3, 1998 
Greta Schiller's Paris Was a Woman. US. 1995. 75 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
February 3, 1998 
First Tuesday Arts Event: Chamber Music and Art Gallery Opening

Performances by Gifted Young Area Musicians
7:45 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
February 9 - March 6, 1998 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Costume Crafts: Exhibit by Theatre 209 Classes
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Paintings by Jo Anna Pettit-Almasude
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
February 10, 1998 
Stephen Frear's The Snapper. UK. 1993. 90 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
February 17, 1998 
Robert Rodriguez' El Mariachi. Mexico. 1993. 83 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
February 20, 1998 
Measure for Measure by Shenandoah Shakespeare Express
Francis Marion University Artist Series
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
February 24, 1998 
Philip Haas's Angels and Insects. UK. 1995. 117 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
February 24, 1998 
Dance Concert: DanceTime!
A fantasy journey through 500 years of dance by San Francisco-based theatrical dance company Dance Through Time
Francis Marion University Artist Series
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
February 25-28, 1998 
The University Theatre presents Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit
8:00 pm, Francis Marion University Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center
(Call Box Office 661-1365 for Theatre seating availability)
March 3, 1998 
First Tuesday Arts Event: Chamber Music and Art Gallery Opening

Kent Lymon, pianist, and Peter Fichte, clarinetist
7:45 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
March 9 - April 3, 1998 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Sculpture by Carolyn Schretzmann Jebaily
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Paintings by Marsha Ligon Dargan
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
March 10, 1998 
Recital: Charles Fugo, pianist, will perform Mozart's Rondo in A minor, I. 511, and Beethoven's 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120

Presented by Florence Independent Music Teachers Association and Francis Marion University Department of Fine Arts &Mass Communication
8:00pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
March 17, 1998 
Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father. UK. 1993. 132 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
March 23, 1998 
Concert: Florence Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' Song of Fate and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with combined voices of Masterworks Choir, Francis Marion University Concert Choir, and Choral Ensembles from Wilson and West Florence High Schools

Presented by Florence Symphony Orchestra and Francis Marion University
8:00pm, Smith University Center, Francis Marion University, free admission
March 24, 1998 
Susan Streitfeld's Female Perversions. US. 1996. 110 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
March 31, 1998 
Mike Leigh's Secrets and Lies. UK. 1996. 142 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
April 4, 1998 
Concert: Knoxville Early Music Project
Francis Marion University Artist Series
8:00 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
April 6-25, 1998 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Pottery by Ray Kaylor
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
Exhibits by Graduating Seniors: Shannon Colvin, Whitney Griffin, Brian Hunt, and Caroline Jessen
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
April 7, 1998
Gillies MacKinnon's Small Faces. UK. 1995. 102 mins.
English Department Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
April 7, 1998 
First Tuesday Arts Event: Chamber Music and Art Gallery Opening
Featuring the Firenze String Quartet and Artworks by Ray Kaylor, Whitney Griffin and Jeffrey Brian Hunt

7:45 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center
April 8, 1998 
Concert: The FMU Jazz Express and Chamber Jazz Ensemble
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
April 14, 1998 
Terry Zwigoff's Crumb. US. 1995. 119 mins.
Cinema '98 Film Series
3:30 & 8:00 pm, Cauthen Educational Media Center Lecture Hall
April 15-18, 1998 
The University Theatre presents Jaston Williams' comedy, Greater Tuna
8:00 pm, Francis Marion University Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center
(General admission, no charge, first come-first seated, house opens at 7:30 pm)
April 19, 1998 
Florence Symphony Chamber Orchestra Concert

Adult, $10; Student, $6; free with FMU ID
3:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
April 23, 1998 
Concert: The University Wind Symphony
8:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
April 25, 1998    
Art's Alive Festival '98

A festival of visual and performing arts for the entire family
10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Francis Marion University Campus
April 26, 1998 
Concert: The University Concert and Show Choirs
3:00 pm, McNair Science Building Auditorium
April 27 - May 6, 1998 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Exhibits by FMU Ceramics, Sculpture and Design Students
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery
April 27 - May 9, 1998 
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series
Exhibits by FMU Drawing and Painting Students
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1:00-5:00 pm Sat-Sun, Smith University Center Gallery
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